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This list is as of April 2024. Please visit the Ottawa Trivia League page on Facebook for more current information.
Since 1998, we've been running pub trivia nights in Ottawa. Some teams have been playing for years. After years of "standing room only," in 2006, we expanded from the Barley Mow Pub to Royal Oak Pubs. Questions cover everything from science to pop culture to history to general weirdness and much more.
You can play in teams (four or five seems to be the best team size). It's free to play, plus, there is a prize for each night's winner in each bar, as well as a trophy for the top team anywhere in Ottawa, at the end of the 10-week season. You can play any week you like! Since it's the same game everywhere in a given week, you can shop around, finding the locale that's best for you. Note crowded locations are tough to get into, so arrive early.
- Every Monday: 6:30 PM at the Queen Street Fare / Bar Robo
, 170 Queen
, Scott/Shea;
call (613) 782-3885
- Every Monday: 6:30 PM at the Lieutenant's Pump
, 361 Elgin Street
, Paul;
call (613) 238-2949
- Every Monday: 7:00 PM at the Kent Royal Oak
, 180 Kent Street
, Jefferson;
call (613) 422-8269
- Every Monday: 7:30 PM at the Barrhaven Royal Oak
, 4110 Strandherd Dr, Nepean
, Charles;
call (613) 825-8251
- Every Monday: 7:30 PM at the Orleans Royal Oak
, 1981 St. Joseph Blvd
, Judy;
call (613) 834-9005
- Every Monday: 8:00 PM at the Hunt Club Royal Oak at Uplands
, 800 Hunt Club Road
, Michael;
call (613) 248-1901
- Every Monday: 9:00 PM at the Lieutenant's Pump
, 361 Elgin Street
, Paul;
call (613) 238-2949
- Every Tuesday: 6:30 PM at the Pour Boy
, 495 Somerset St W
, Mark;
call (613) 695-7687
- Every Tuesday: 7:00 PM at the Irene's
, 885 Bank
, Paul;
call (613) 230-4474
- Every Tuesday: 7:00 PM at the Beechwood Royal Oak (upstairs at 1Up)
, 1 Beechwood Avenue
, Charlie;
call (613) 680-1130
- Every Tuesday: 7:00 PM at the The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester
, 188 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1W8
, Patrick;
call (613) 232-1057
- Every Tuesday: 8:00 PM at the Centrepointe Royal Oak
, 117 Centrepointe Drive, Unit 105
, Fawn;
call (613) 695-2800
- Every Tuesday: 8:30 PM at the Pour Boy
, 495 Somerset St W
, Mark hosts;
call (613) 695-7687
- Every Wednesday: 7:00 PM at the Bank Royal Oak at Maclaren
, 318 Bank St
, Johnathan;
call (613) 236-0190
- Every Wednesday: 7:00 PM at the O'Grady's Outpost
, 25 Tapioca Crescent
, Liz;
call (613) 800-1033
- Every Wednesday: 7:30 PM at the Barrhaven Royal Oak
, 4110 Strandherd Dr, Nepean
, Genevieve;
call (613) 825-8251
- Every Wednesday: 8:00PM at the Centrepointe Royal Oak
, 117 Centrepointe Drive, Unit 105
, Melanie;
call 613) 695-2800
- Every Thursday: 7:00 PM at the Southside Tap and Grill
, 4 Lorry Greenberg Dr
, Johnathan;
call (613) 739-4907
- Every Thursday: 7:00 PM at the Beechwood Royal Oak (1Up)
, 1 Beechwood Ave
, Chris;
call (613) 680-1130
- Every Saturday: 7:00 PM at the Kanata Royal Oak
, 329 March Rd
, rotating hosts;
call (613) 591-3895
- Every Sunday: 7:00 PM at the Royal Oak at Bank and Gloucester
, 188 Bank
, Patrick;
call (613) 232-1057
- Every Sunday: 7:00 PM at the Wellington Royal Oak at Hinton
, 1217 Wellington St
, Alex and Kim;
call (613) 728-6661
Our format works like this:
- 11 multiple choice questions
- 5 "sound byte" questions, typically music clips
- Quickies: 9 "fill in the blank" questions
- 11 open ended questions
- Mini-theme: 5 questions on a given theme
- Box of Trivia: questions from a rotating set of games
- Fox Hunt: up to three guesses
- Number Question (also a tiebreaker)
- Picture This: ID the pictures
- Wild Card: works a bit like Final Jeopardy
- Rush Round: the sooner you know, the more points you get
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